Magnus Malan
Former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of South Africa
General Magnus André de Merindol Malan SSA, OMSG, SD, SM, MP was a South African military figure and politician during the last years of apartheid in South Africa. He served respectively as Minister of Defence in the cabinet of President P. W. Wikipedia
Born: January 30, 1930, Pretoria, South Africa
Died: July 18, 2011 (age 81 years), Pretoria, South Africa
Spouse: Magrietha Johanna van der Walt (m. 1962–2011)
Full name: Magnus André de Merindol Malan
Previous office: Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of South Africa (1980–1991)
Party: National Party